Alberta Provincial Resource Access Maps at 1:50,000 Scale

Alberta is covered by 764 cartographic quality printed maps at a 1:50,000 scale. The maps display township systems, hydrography, municipalities, roads, pipelines, railways, and geo-administrative features like parks. The Government of Alberta produced this series, which is not updated regularly and may contain a range of publication dates.

Use Cases

• Analyze land parcel boundaries based on the Alberta Township System (ATS) grid.
• Plan infrastructure routing based on displayed roads, railways, pipelines, and powerlines.
• Assess resource access and environmental impact based on hydrographic features and cutlines.
• Identify jurisdictional boundaries and protected areas based on geo-administrative features like parks and reserves.

Strengths

• 764 individual map sheets covering the full provincial extent of Alberta.
• Cartographic quality printed maps at a standardized 1:50,000 scale.
• Maps display a wide range of features including infrastructure, hydrography, and administrative boundaries.

Limitations

• The series is not updated regularly and may contain a range of publication dates.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:46:32.554040; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada